11 Random Facts About Malta You Never Knew You Needed

We've all been through the struggle of trying to come up an interesting topic to discuss at a social event; particularly at gatherings flooded with friends of friends. So if you're not particularly great at thinking on the spot, Tumblr blog Useless facts about Maltahas got you covered. Here are some highlights.

...which means Malta will be celebrating 110 years of cars this year (although in retrospect, maybe "celebrating" isn't the best word to use here). Speaking of which, do you reckon they could play instruments while driving in the 1900s?

We've always wondered just how they constructed one of the most fascinating cities in Europe, and now, we seem to be a little bit wiser about the whole thing. It must've been a pretty proud moment when those people got to finally walk down the streets of the city they had literally built themselves from the ground up.

Even though many of the fruits and vegetables in Malta are imported, we more than make up for it with our potato exportation. And with such a huge annual figure, it's probably safe to say that indirectly or not, all our lives are potato.

Go on, we'll wait while you quickly confirm that. Remember; "ie" and "għ" in Maltese are considered as single letters. We're just wondering why of all numbers, the number eight randomly got the short end of the stick.

It's perhaps to be expected that "ċ" doesn't feature that often since it would only appear in a small number of only Maltese words, but with such a vast vocabulary of naturalised words form other languages, it's quite interesting to note that "g" and "v" are the least used letters in our language.

So don't forget to feel extra special next time you call someone a ċuċ, because you'd be making maximum use of some of the rarest Maltese letters!